The project « A Europe of Diasporas » was funded with the support of the European Union under the Programme "Europe for Citizens"

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01/12/2016

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From January 2015 to September 2016, the project “A Europe of Diasporas” was funded with the support of the European Union as a civil society project. We thank the European Union for having invested funding in this venture. As required by the European Commission, we publish here the list of events that have taken place under the project and information about the many participants that have been involved.

This phase of the project has now ended, but cooperation continues in the form of a pan-European network. Watch this space to find out about our future plans!

EUJS, Phiren Amenca and AGBU Europe also thank all those who have joined forces and deployed so much energy to allow the Europe of Diasporas adventure to begin!

5 international events have been carried out within this project:

Event 1

Participation: The event involved 39 citizens, including:

5 participants from the city of Brussels (Belgium),

3 participants from the city of Sofia (Bulgaria)

1 participant from the city of Copenhagen (Denmark)

6 participants from the city of Paris (France)

2 participants from the city of Berlin (Germany)

6 participants from the city of Budapest (Hungary)

1 participant from the city of Oslo (Norway)

2 participants from the city of Warsaw (Poland)

1 participant from the city of Lisbon (Portugal)

1 participant from the city of Bucharest (Romania)

5 participants from the city of Madrid (Spain)

5 participants from the city of London (United Kingdom)

Location / Dates: The event took place in Paris, France, from 16/10/2015 to 18/10/2015Short description: The aim of the event was to initiate the project, establish a first core of members of the network, agree on the principles of cooperation, define the topics of our further collaboration and determine the other activities we would carry out under the project.

The event also involved a 3-hour conference with an attendance of about 50. All non-seminar participants in attendance were presumed to be residents of Budapest.

Location / Dates: The event took place in Budapest, Hungary from 16/10/2015 to 18/10/201

Short description: Title: “Diasporas’ heritage and Remembrance”. The topic of the event was Remembrance and Heritage: what do we share? What should we do together?

The event also involved a larger 2-hour conference with an attendance of about 100. All non-seminar participants in attendance were presumed to be residents of Budapest.

Event 3Participation: The event involved 34 citizens, including:

1 participant from the city of Yerevan (Armenia)

3 participants from the city of Brussels (Belgium)

10 participants from the city of Sofia (Bulgaria)

1 participant from the city of Veliko Turnovo (Bulgaria)

1 participant from the city of Copenhagen (Denmark)

2 participants from the city of Paris (France)

4 participants from the city of Berlin (Germany)

4 participants from the city of Budapest (Hungary)

1 participant from the city of Rome (Italy)

1 participant from the city of Warsaw (Poland)

1 participant from the city of Bucharest (Romania)

1 participant from the city of Moscow (Russia)

1 participant from the city of Madrid (Spain)

3 participants from the city of London (United Kingdom)

Location / Dates: The event took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 15 to 17/01/2016Short description: The title of the seminar was “Education and Empowerment”. It aimed to explore the current situation from different angles, in order to exchange experience and seek solutions.

The event also involved a larger 2-hour conference with an attendance of about 100. All non-seminar participants in attendance were presumed to be residents of Sofia.

Event 4

Participation: The event involved 129 citizens, including:

4 participants from the city of Yerevan (Armenia)

2 participant from the city of Vienna (Austria)

2 participants from the city of Minsk (Belarus)

56 participants from the city of Brussels (Belgium)

7 participants from the city of Sofia (Bulgaria)

3 participants from the city of Copenhagen (Denmark)

6 participants from the city of Paris (France)

9 participants from the city of Berlin (Germany)

5 participants from the city of Budapest (Hungary)

1 participant from the city of Dublin (Ireland)

2 participants from the city of Rome (Italy)

3 participants from the city of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

2 participants from the city of Oslo (Norway)

4 participants from the city of Warsaw (Poland)

3 participants from the city of Bucharest (Romania)

2 participants from the city of Moscow (Russia)

4 participants from the city of Madrid (Spain)

3 participant from the city of Stockholm (Sweden)

4 participants from the city of Amsterdam (Netherlands)

7 participants from the city of London (United Kingdom)

1 participant from the city of Washington D.C. (USA)

Location / Dates: The event took place in Brussels, Belgium on May 2, 2016Short description: The conference was simply entitled “A Europe of Diasporas”. It aimed to broaden the scope of the discussion beyond existing participants in the network to include policy-makers, opinion-makers and interest groups as well as other minority and diaspora groups.

Event 5

Participation: The event involved 35 citizens, including:

6 participants from the city of Brussels (Belgium)

2 participants from the city of Sofia (Bulgaria)

1 participant from the city of Paris (France)

1 participant from the city of Berlin (Germany)

1 participant from the city of Budapest (Hungary)

15 participants from the city of Warsaw (Poland)

1 participant from the city of Bucharest (Romania)

1 participant from the city of Madrid (Spain)

2 participants from the city of Amsterdam (Netherlands)

5 participants from the city of London (United Kingdom)

Location / Dates: The event took place in Warsaw, Poland, from 23 to 25/09/2016

Short description: This was the concluding seminar of the project. It was an opportunity to establish the foundation of a durable network, to take stock of the results of the project and to assess its successes and failures.

The event also involved a larger 2-hour conference with an attendance of about 50. All non-seminar participants in attendance were presumed to be residents of Budapest.